Taking Flight [53edo Microtonal Orchestral Music]

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Eagle 53 is a 12 note subset of 53 equal temperament which brings a huge number of 5 odd limit chords to within 1.6c of just intonation, and introduces a handful of interesting xenharmonic ones involving higher harmonics, allowing for hugely powerful chord progressions with very interesting ornamentation.

My understanding is that Eagle 53 aims to be an alternative to 12 equal temperament where most 12edo music could be transcribed into Eagle 53 and increase significantly in purity of most chords, and it does this very well. I tried to push it quite a bit in this piece, using unusual scales (diminished, augmented, mixolydian b6 etc.) and chords (the m9b5 being a good example) to see how well it performs for music that does not strictly adhere to one scale, and it outdid my expectations. This scale's flexibility in both a diatonic context and in a more exotic context cannot be understated. It never feels like a scale or progression is sacrificing purity, even when more xenharmonic chords show up around the tritone, they always feel like a natural part of the scale. I'll definitely be using it more in the future.

Check out John O'Sullivan, the creator of Eagle 53, here: http://www.johnsmusic7.com/

John very generously sent me his book 'Eagle 53: My Ultimate Musical Tuning', and I have to say it really came in handy composing this piece. The book is filled with insights not only into this tuning but into tuning theory in general, how he mathematically determines the strength of intervals to build scales, and his journey in discovering this tuning in particular. It would be an invaluable resource for anyone who is looking to use Eagle 53 or particularly looking to create their own scales with some fantastic wisdom from someone who spent many years developing his own. There are detailed lists of intervals and assigned strength values, analyses of chords and what makes them work, and some really interesting and unique discussions of the construction of scales in general with reference to some of his older scales. It also lays a really solid groundwork for people who are less familiar with tuning theory and microtonality so it never feels too complicated even when the subject manner is intrinsically complex, making it a useful resource to both knowledgeable microtonalists and those who are new to the whole thing. The book has definitely earned a place among my go-to compositional resources. You can order his book from a variety of locations, I'll drop his website link here again because it might depend on your preference, he has a list there: http://www.johnsmusic7.com/

Conflicts of interest: This is not a paid promotion in any way, John sent me his book as a gift to hear my thoughts and I am legitimately astounded by the power and purity of his scale. In my communications with him, he has been more than happy to help with any questions I have had and so I wanted to do my best to do his scale and book justice here.

An aside; I haven't really composed much in the way of orchestral music so obviously this piece was never going to be perfect, but I had a solid try and I think it ended up the way I wanted it to sound! Instagram: www.instagram.com/xotlamusic/